#and there was a long article on positively written by an actual qualified dog trainer

[pigeonenjoyer]

boomers are literally so wild my grandparents are super against me playing tuggie with honey so i asked them why and their source? back in like. 2002. they took their puppy to a training class and the person teaching claimed that tuggie causes dogs to pull on the leash. so i look it up and i literally cannot find. a single. source. not just no reliable source. not even an unreliable one. no sources whatsoever on tuggie causing leash pulling. plenty of sources with studies into whether or not in causes aggression (general consensus seems to be that it doesn't) and the further i looked, the more i found -- without even looking for the benefits, i was specifically looking for the cons -- the more i just found articles about the benefits of playing tug of war with dogs. but because ONE GUY in a puppy training class 20 years ago said playing tug of war causes leash pulling, they are convinced that this is the gospel truth.

#also with the lack of regulation currently for dog trainers being able to call themselves dog trainers #and with hacks like c*sar m*lan still having a career im extremely doubtful that the ''teacher'' at a puppy training class in 2002/2003 #was a fucking. certified expert in their field lmao #also while dog training shows on tv are generally fake as hell #victoria stillwell is definitely a more reliable source #(especially considering she has actually gone back and pointed out minsinformation in old episodes and like updating it with new knowledge) #than c*sar ''believes-in-alpha-theory'' milan. lmao #and there was a long article on positively written by an actual qualified dog trainer #on the benefits of tug of war #dogs. play it. with each other. tuggie is a natural thing for dogs to want to do #especially literally ever spaniel i've met that wasn't a toy breed #(honey is a cocker spaniel) #why would a dog think tugging a toy with their mouth was anything like pulling on a piece of rope attached to their harness #that is so fucking dumb it makes no sense #if research comes out in a decade and i turn out to be wrong abt this i'll take the L #like i did with the outdoor cat thing #but im. fairly confident this ''dogs poaying tuggie causes leash pulling'' thing is bullshit #considering i have literally not seen a single fucking source to back up their claim #and a kajillion. while looking for said sources #that actually contradict it #anyways i will continue to play tuggie with honey bc she fucking loves it #and she's a high energy breed and she NEEDS to burn off that energy #and tuggie is very effective at that